Hanyoung Foreign Language High School

Hanyoung Foreign Language High School Hangul: 한영외국어고등학교
Location
Gangdong-gu, Seoul Korea, Republic of
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	Diligence
Established	1990
Principal	Seo Jong Chan (서종찬)
Faculty	approx. 75
Number of students	approx. 1,050
Student to teacher ratio	14:1
Website	http://www.hyfl.hs.kr

Hanyoung Foreign Language High School
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization	Hanyeongeogukeo godeunghakgyo
McCune–Reischauer	Hanyŏngoekukŏ kotŭnghakkyo

Hanyoung Foreign Language High School (Hangeul: 한영외국어고등학교, Hanja: 漢榮外國語高等學校) is one of the most prestigious high schools in South Korea. Located in southeast Seoul, South Korea, the medium-sized college preparatory school was founded in 1990 with the goal of educating successful leaders of the future, and is one of the six foreign-language high schools (specialized high schools) in Seoul. The school, like other foreign language high schools, selects its students through an entrance exam, through which students are given scores for each category: middle school English grades, an essay, and an interview.

Students study 13-15 subjects every year, with one to four hours of classes in each subject weekly. Subjects offered include Korean, English, Chinese classics, modern languages (Chinese, German, French, Japanese, and Spanish), ethics, Korean history, world history, government and politics, economic geography, music, art, physical education, computer science, mathematic, and science. Grades are determined by written examinations. The primary language of instruction is Korean.

The school draws its student from Seoul and areas which do not have a foreign language high school. Most students gain admission by a process called "Regular Decision". Students apply online and offline, turning in their essays and transcripts to the school usually around November. Then, the school evaluates the students based on their middle school English grades and makes the first cuts. Once making the cut, students undergo an interview through which the school selects its final population. A handful of full scholarship students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, as well as foreigners, are selected every year.

All students must choose a major to study during their years at the school prior to applying. Those offered are Mandarin Chinese, German, French, Japanese, Spanish and English. Nearly one third of all instructional hours are spent on foreign-language instruction, in accordance with Korean Ministry of Education guidelines.

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